Colour

#38C757

#38C757
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#38C757 is a green with RGB values 56, 199, 87 and HSL 133°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#38C757

RGBrgb(56, 199, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7804, 0.3412

RGB percentages22%, 78%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(133, 56.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(133, 71.9%, 78%)

CMYK71.9%, 0%, 56.3%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,721,047

CSS custom property--colour: #38C757;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#C738A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB54Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9AA60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00C2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 18 Light green · ΔE 22.4 Medium spring green · ΔE 22.8 Forest green · ΔE 23.3 Pale green · ΔE 24 Spring green · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C738A8

Analogous#60C738, #38C79F

Triadic#5738C7, #C75738

Split complementary#9F38C7, #C73860

Tetradic#3860C7, #C738A8, #C79F38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D7F4DD

Lighter +30%#AFE9BC

Lighter +20%#88DD9A

Lighter +10%#60D279

Darker −10%#2D9F46

Darker −20%#227734

Darker −30%#165023

Darker −40%#0B2811

More saturated +25%#18E745

Less saturated −25%#58A769

Channel breakdown

R56

G199

B87

Red56 (22%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue133.01°

Saturation (HSL)56.08%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 38 · G C7 · B 57

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